Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-04
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THETNO STATES TOLD
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0g1ethorpe Sells 100000 Worth OF
Bonds at Premium-Docs Chase y
Train InsteSd OF = Fox their Master
Wanted to Catch-An Aged Resident
of SchIey County.
GEoR.,IA.
The mumps are prevalent at Washing
ton.
Work has been resumed on the Second
Methodist church al Rome.
The farmers at Talbot are preparing TO
put in large crop OF spring oats.
The City Council OF Dawson has or
dered new hose reel and 900 feet OF
hose.
Thomson has four schools IN full blast.
averaging nearly or quite forty pupils
each.
Stems are being taken to organize
building and loan association at Way
cross.
Quarterly Conference for the Talbot
Circuit will be held with the Providence
church.
The firm Of Madden & Murphy, of
Gainesville, bias decided to move its
stock OF goods to Maysvile.
The Mayor and Council of Fairburn
have under consideration the application
for license for billiard saloon.
Washngton's cotton rccepts have
reached 1880 bales, being 600 bales in
excess Of last years receipts upto FEB. /.
Rev. Mr. Norton, pastor OF the Wbom-
son Baptist Church, has accep cd
call to the Second Baptist Church Of Au-
gusta.
The Colquitt Chemical Company OF Az
lanta is shipping machinery TO WaSGnGr
ton TO put up factory for making fer-
tIzers.
Treasurer James NJ. oapp has had
placed TO the credit Of Dodge county. in
the Exchange Bank of Macon, the snug
sum of $2,3l6 IS.
DR.. Y. II. Morgan will put out three or
four acres near Cochran in LeCOnte
pear trees. The doctor believes there Is
money in fruit culture.
A white man in Athens was Monday
ni-ht robbed ty negro woman on the
street OF a considerable sum of money.
The woman has been arrested.
Forty glass blowers have arrived at
Atlanta from Brilliant. O. They will
work in the Atlanta Glass Factory. Near
ly all of them are experts from France.
About 1861 bales OF cotton were re-
ceived a. The Thomson depot tor the
month of January, being an excess OF
1.730 bales over the receipts Tor January,
1856.
A letter from Glenmore states that the
News has been sold to Rev. Mr.. Wilson,
who VIII hereafter run it at Patterson, in
the interest OF the new Congregational
shurch.
I. j. Clements, of Homer, has sold out
his entire stock of merchandise at cost,
and will start in a few days to Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, where he has clerkship
ready for him.
The patsons around HOpewell church,
in Schiey county, have been very smart
this year. They have built them an eX-
cellent SCHOOL house and have flourish
ing school now in order.
DIR. Benedict removed both tonsils from
j. I. Jones, at Athens, a few days ago.
They were somUch enlarged as to make
speaking and swallowing difficult. Mr.
Jones is recovering rapidly.
Since Jan. consumers OF gas in Rome
have been getting il at 81 10 per thousand
feet, a reduction of SOC. The company
proposes to further decrease the price as
the consumption increases.
A wild cat, which had strayed from HIS
native haunts and keeps in hiding during
the day under the buildings along Bav
street at Brunswick, made Tuesday night
hideous with his screams and yells.
Messrs. MontfOrt and Phillips are max
Butler, and are turning out large guam
tity OF splendid single trees. Large Or
ders are received daily and the enterprise
Is meeting with great success.
The Athens school bonds still hang fire
in the hands of Mr.. Cohen. OF Augusta.
He sold $1,000 at $l03%, and can't even
get par for the rest. They are gilt edge
securities. but the trouble is, Athens is
not well known in the financial world.
John Winter, Of Macon, viii open the
Uplands Hotel at Eastman under entirely
new and favorable auspices. The pro-
psietor, Mr.. ". w. Ashburn, has been
occupying the spacious building during
winter, and has kept it in goOd reualr.
Paul Meadows. an independent, liye-at.
home farmer of Pulaski county, made last
year on two-horse farm 20 bales OF cot
ton, 700 bushels OF corn, and groundpeas,
held peas, etc, IN abundance. He saved
2,4O0 pounds OF pork. Such farmers are
never compelled to beg tor credit.
A petition has been sent TO Hon. T.. NJ
. Norwood from the cIzens living in the
l3Joth district, about Eighteen miles from
Brunswick on the East Tennessee rail-
road, asking for the establishment OF a
post Office IN that vicinity To be called
Grover, in honor of the President.
Tommie Black, of asniugton, was
last Friday evening. The horse was
frightened by the train, and IN falling
Iommie's leg became entangled in that
Of the horse. Tue horse was thrown sew
eral yards ana Tommie was picked up
speechless.
Drewry 5. Patterson. the oldest citizen
OF butts county, died at his home three
miles south Of Jackson on the morning OF
Jan. -. lie was one OF the pioneers of
Middle Georgia, having lived On the land
on which he died since 1873. He was born
Aug. /, 1898, and consequently was SO
years Of age.
Z. j. Young and Miss Ida j. Arlington
were married at Quitman Wednesday
morning at 10 O'Clock, at the res .dence OF
j. NJ. Young, the groom's brother. 1t was
surprise 10 the entire town, as the
young lady was engaged TO young mer-
chant and the date on which the care.
mony was TO take place had been fixed
for March 2.
Last saturday Milton Pitman, a vmlng
man living ABOUT six miles above Homer,
was Instantly killed while working at a
grist mill by piece OF plaster OF paris
flying from the rock and striking him in
the face. At the same time Ben Murray
was seriously hurt. The hoop around the
rock burst and struck him on the back,
he Will probably die.
stephen Kent, of Schley, was in Ameri.
nj "a n h..-.